Bouquet-holder.



No. 557,535. I Patented. sept. ||,|9oo. .1. H. c-A-noLL. B'ouuuETHOLDER.

(Applcltion led In'. 19, 1900.)

(No Model.)

W/T/VESSES UNITED STATES.`

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. CARROLL, `OF NEW YORK, N. Y.A

BOUQUET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 657, 585, datedSeptember 1 1, 1900. Appiicaaon met March 19,1900. serial No. 9,161. dromodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, JAMES H. CARROLL, a citizen of the United States,residingl at the city of New York, 'borough of Manhattam county andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOorsage Bouquet-Holders, of which the follow= ing is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding or supporting bouquets orthe like to orupon corsages or other appropriate places; and saidinvention consists in a device embodying substantially a supporting-bar,either plain orV ornamental, means for securing such bar to the Corsage,and aflexible thong, specifically a chain, one end of which ispreferably se'- cured or fixed to the said bar, the other end beingadapted to be detachably `supported upon such bar, so as to vary theamount of slack or tautness of the chain between its points of supportupon the bar and to allow of a ready securement of the bouquet theretoand its detachment therefrom. My invention therefore resides in theconstruction and co1nbination of parts hereinafter described, and

further pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure l is adiagrammatic view illustrating the use of my invention.` Fig. 2 is afront elevation about the actual size of an embodiment of my invention.Fig. 3 is a top view, and Fig. 4 an inverted rear view.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with an ornamental holdercarrying designs (in the present instance) corresponding to thecharacter of the iiower of which the bouquet is composedthat is to say,I prefer that the holder shall bear an artiiicial imitation of theflower Worn-viz., where violets are tobe worn `artificial violets are tobe produced upon the holder. l

In the illustrated embodiment, 1 is the bar,

of any desired material or configuration, in

. the present instanceimitating the stem of the iiower,.at one end ofwhich is produced anlocking-catch 6, secured to the rear of the bar 1.

At 7 is the flexible thong, which I prefer should be in form of a chain,which is preferably fixedly secured at one end of the bar, in thisspecific instance it beingfastened to the rear of the flower bya pinS,the links 9 of the chain being adapted to be passed over the hook l0,secured to the end of the bar at the side opposite to the ixed point ofsecurement of the chain to the flower, as at 8. i By the foregoing meansare provided for detachably securing the stem portion of a bouquet tothe bar or its equivalent, said means being readily detachable andallowing an increase or decrease of the slack in the chain, so as toencompass a greater or less amount of stems or thickness thereof, andmeans for readily' attaching or detaching the holder to or from thecorsage or other appro priate place. q

To the free end of the chain I secure a weight 11, in the form of anartificial iiower, so that the pendent portion l2 of the chain may bekept taut upon the hook l and be less liable to become deranged, and atthe same time means maybe afforded for readily disengaging the chainfrom the hook. If dea sired, this pendent can be applied to the otherend of the chain as well.

I prefer to employa chain for the purposes hereinafter described,` asthe links aord ready means for attachment to the hook; but it is clearthat instead of using a chain a cord or the like could be employed withsatisfactory results. It is also clear that instead of the chain 15being employed, a cord or other device equivalently constructed `may be`advantageously used.

Having described my invention, I claim The combination with` the bar 1formed to simulate the stem of aiiower, the part 2 at the endvof the barsimulating `a flower, the pin pivotally secured at one end to the rearof the part 2, the lock-catch 'secured to the bar l, the link chain 7iixedly secured at one end, as at 8, to the rear of the part 2, the hook10 on'the bar, the hook being adapted to receive a link of said chain,and a weight on the free end of the chain; said weight simulating aIiower, substantially as described.

Signed in the city, county, andl State of ANew York this 12th day ofMarch, 1900.

JAMES H. CARROLL. Witnesses:

E. B. GOURDIER, JOSEPH OATMAN.

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